Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005167
James R Doolittle Academy
535 E 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616 · (773) 535-1040 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
218 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
James R Doolittle Academy→Phillips Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
15.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
3.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 3.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.2% | 1.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
9.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like James R Doolittle Academy
James R Doolittle Academy's state test result (9.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Doolittle Academy this school | 257 | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 249 | 86.7% | 19.4% |
| Mollison Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 85.7% | 9.0% |
| Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 264 | 81.4% | 32.2% |
| Kipling Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 87.8% | 31.2% |
| Evers Elementary School Chicago | 233 | 87.1% | 23.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where James R Doolittle Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #1,890 of 1,925 | #741 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #2,052 of 2,077 ▼ 4 | #811 of 829 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #2,012 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #806 of 829 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,793 of 2,419 | #735 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #740 of 2,035 | #352 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.8% | #2,019 of 2,042 | #806 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #403 of 2,132 | #287 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #1,070 of 1,461 | #522 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
257
+22 (+9%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 322
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 257 | 20.5 | 12.5:1 | 85% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 99% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 15.3 | 18.1:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 99% (319) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James R Doolittle Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (277 to 257); teachers up 34% (15.3 to 20.5).
About James R Doolittle Academy
James R Doolittle Academy operates as a small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 257 students. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 33% lower.
The district for James R Doolittle Academy is Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The student body at James R Doolittle Academy is 98% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. James R Doolittle Academy's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.5:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 19 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for James R Doolittle Academy is 22.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 9.5%.
Among Cook County residents, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides James R Doolittle Academy, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 15.9% proficiency; James R Doolittle Academy posts 9.5%.
James R Doolittle Academy has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when James R Doolittle Academy had 235 students, to 2024-25, when it had 257.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School0.1 mi · 148
- Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue0.3 mi · 499
- Chicago Military Academy High School0.3 mi · 209
- Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy0.5 mi · 308
- John J Pershing Magnet Elementary0.5 mi · 439
- Phillips Academy High School0.6 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About James R Doolittle AcademyHow many students attend James R Doolittle Academy?
James R Doolittle Academy enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does James R Doolittle Academy serve?
James R Doolittle Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at James R Doolittle Academy?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at James R Doolittle Academy.
What is the student diversity at James R Doolittle Academy?
Student demographics at James R Doolittle Academy are roughly 2% Hispanic, 98% Black.
Who oversees James R Doolittle Academy?
James R Doolittle Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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